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Evolution WhatsApp for Gemini CLI

io.github.ewertonslv/evolution-whatsapp-mcp

Send and read WhatsApp messages, send media and manage instances via the Evolution API.

client:Gemini CLI transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install Evolution WhatsApp in Gemini CLI

~/.gemini/settings.json · windows: %USERPROFILE%\.gemini\settings.json

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "evolution-whatsapp-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "evolution-whatsapp-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "EVOLUTION_API_URL": "<EVOLUTION_API_URL>",
        "EVOLUTION_API_KEY": "<EVOLUTION_API_KEY>",
        "EVOLUTION_DEFAULT_INSTANCE": "<EVOLUTION_DEFAULT_INSTANCE>",
        "EVOLUTION_TIMEOUT_MS": "<EVOLUTION_TIMEOUT_MS>",
        "EVOLUTION_READ_ONLY": "<EVOLUTION_READ_ONLY>",
        "EVOLUTION_CONFIRM_WRITES": "<EVOLUTION_CONFIRM_WRITES>",
        "EVOLUTION_ALLOWED_NUMBERS": "<EVOLUTION_ALLOWED_NUMBERS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Gemini expands $VAR and ${VAR} inside env values, so a secret can live in your shell rather than this file. Gemini CLI docs

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